Combination comprising a benzamide herbicide and a pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide, and a method for making and using the combination

Abstract

Certain disclosed embodiments concern a combination, particularly a composition, comprising a benzamide compound having a formula and a pyridine carboxylic acid compound having a formula Particular compositions comprise, consist of, or consist essentially of, Pronamide and Imazethapyr. Disclosed compositions may further comprise, for example, a pH adjustor, a surfactant, a safener, a dispersing agent, water, an organic co-solvent, an anti-freezing agent, a defoamer, a preservative, a filler, a rheology aid, an odorant, at least one additional co-herbicide, and any and all combinations thereof. The present invention also concerns a method comprising applying a suitable combination or composition to a locus comprising plants, such as alfalfa, and a method for making disclosed compositions.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An herbicidal combination, comprising:
 a benzamide compound having a formula   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       where R 1  is hydrogen or C 1 -C 6  alkyl, R 2  is an aliphatic alkyne, X is halogen, and n=1-5; and
 a pyridine carboxylic acid compound having a formula 
 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       where R 1  is C 1-6  alkyl, R 2  is hydrogen or C 1-6  alkyl, n=1-3, R 3  is hydrogen, a salt, or aliphatic, and R 4  and R 5  are independently C 1-6  alkyl. 
     
     
         2 . The herbicidal combination according to  claim 2  wherein the benzamide compound has a formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       and the pyridine carboxylic acid compound has a formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         3 . The combination according to  claim 1  where the combination is a composition. 
     
     
         4 . The composition according to  claim 3  where the composition is a premix concentrate. 
     
     
         5 . The composition according to  claim 3  wherein, with reference to the benzamide compound, X chlorine, n is 2, R 1  is hydrogen, and/or R 2  is 1,1-dimethyl-2-propynyl. 
     
     
         6 . The composition according to  claim 3  wherein, with reference to the pyridine carboxylic acid compound, R 1  and R 2  are hydrogen or C 1-6  alkyl, n is 1, R 3  is hydrogen, a cationic metal that forms a salt with the carboxylate functional group, an ammonium ion that forms a salt with the carboxylate functional group, a cationic organic compound that forms a salt with the carboxylate functional group, or C 1-6  alkyl, and/or R 4  and R 5  are independently C 1-6  alkyl. 
     
     
         7 . The composition according to  claim 3  wherein, with reference to the pyridine carboxylic acid compound, R 1  is ethyl, R 2  is hydrogen, R 3  is hydrogen, R 4  is isopropyl, and R 5  is methyl. 
     
     
         8 . The composition according to  claim 3 , comprising:
 3,5-dichloro-n-(1,1-dimethyl-2-propynyl) benzamide (Pronamide)   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       and
 2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-ethyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid (Imazethapyr) 
 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         9 . The composition according to  claim 8  comprising a premix concentrate comprising from 1:1 to 1:12 by weight of Imazethapyr relative to Pronamide. 
     
     
         10 . The composition according to  claim 8  comprising 30 to 40 fluid ounces of Pronamide and 2 to 4 fluid ounces of Imazethapyr. 
     
     
         11 . The composition according to  claim 3  further comprising a pH adjustor, a surfactant, a safener, a dispersing agent, water, an organic co-solvent, an anti-freezing agent, a defoamer, a preservative, a filler, a rheology aid, an odorant, at least one additional co-herbicide, and any and all combinations thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The composition according to  claim 11  wherein the additional co-herbicide is an acetolactate synthase inhibitor, a protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor, a synthetic auxin, a microtubule inhibitor, an acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitor, a photosystem II inhibitor, a pigment synthesis inhibitor, a VLCFA inhibitor, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The composition according to  claim 11  wherein the additional co-herbicide is selected from ioxynil, aclonifen, acrolein, azafenidin, acifluorfen (including salts such as sodium), azimsulfuron, asulam, acetochlor, atrazine, anilofos, amicarbazone, amidosulfuron, amitrole, aminocyclopyrachlor, aminopyralid, amiprofos-methyl, ametryn, alachlor, alloxydim, ancymidol, isouron, isoxachlortole, isoxaflutole, isoxaben, Isodecylalkoholethoxylat, isoproturon, ipfencarbazone, imazaquin, imazapic (including salts such as amine), imazapyr (including salts such as isopropylamine), imazamethabenz-methyl, imazamox, imazosulfuron, indaziflam, indanofan, eglinazine-ethyl, esprocarb, ethametsulfuron-methyl, ethalfluralin, ethidimuron, ethoxysulfuron, ethoxyfen-ethyl, ethofumesate, etobenzanid, endothal-disodium, oxadiazon, oxadiargyl, oxaziclomefone, oxasulfuron, oxyfluorfen, oryzalin, orthosulfamuron, orbencarb, oleic acid, cafenstrole, carfentrazone-ethyl, karbutilate, carbetamide, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, quinoclamine, quinclorac, quinmerac, cumyluron, clacyfos, glyphosate (including salts such as sodium, potassium, amine, propylamine, isopropylamine, dimethylamine or trimesium), glufosinate (including salts such as amine or sodium), glufosinate-P, glufosinate-P-sodium, clethodim, clodinafop-propargyl, clopyralid, clomazone, chlomethoxyfen, clomeprop, cloransulam-methyl, chloramben, chloridazon, chlorimuron-ethyl, chlorsulfuron, chlorthal-dimethyl, chlorthiamid, chlorphthalim, chlorflurenol-methyl, chlorpropham, chlorbromuron, chloroxuron, chlorotoluron, ketospiradox (including salts such as sodium, calcium, or ammonia), saflufenacil, sarmentine, cyanazine, cyanamide, diuron, diethatyl-ethyl, dicamba (including salts such as amine, diethylamine, isopropylamine, diglycolamine, sodium or lithium), cycloate, cycloxydim, diclosulam, cyclosulfamuron, cyclopyrimorate, dichlobenil, diclofop-P-methyl, diclofop-methyl, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, diquat, dithiopyr, siduron, dinitramine, cinidon-ethyl, cinosulfuron, dinoseb, dinoterb, cyhalofop-butyl, diphenamid, difenzoquat, diflufenican, diflufenzopyr, simazine, dimethachlor, dimethametryn, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, simetryn, dimepiperate, dimefuron, cinmethylin, swep, sulcotrione, sulfentrazone, sulfosate, sulfosulfuron, sulfometuron-methyl, sethoxydim, terbacil, daimuron, thaxtomin A, dalapon, thiazopyr, tiafenacil, thiencarbazone (including sodium salt, methyl ester or the like), tiocarbazil, thiobencarb, thidiazimin, thidiazuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, desmedipham, desmetryne, thenylchlor, tebutam, tebuthiuron, tepraloxydim, tefuryltrione, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, terbumeton, tembotrione, topramezone, tralkoxydim, triaziflam, triasulfuron, triafamone, tri-allate, trietazine, triclopyr, triclopyr-butotyl, tritosulfuron, trifludimoxazin, triflusulfuron-methyl, trifluralin, trifloxysulfuron-sodium, tribenuron-methyl, tolpyralate, naptalam (including salts such as sodium), naproanilide, napropamide, napropamide-M, nicosulfuron, neburon, norflurazon, vernolate, paraquat dichloride, halauxifen-benzyl, halauxifen-methyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-P, haloxyfop-etotyl, halosafen, halosulfuron-methyl, picloram, picolinafen, bicyclopyrone, bispyribac-sodium, pinoxaden, bifenox, piperophos, pyraclonil, pyrasulfotole, pyrazoxyfen, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, pyrazolynate, bilanafos, pyraflufen-ethyl, pyridafol, pyrithiobac-sodium, pyridate, pyriftalid, pyributicarb, pyribenzoxim, pyrimisulfan, pyriminobac-methyl, pyroxasulfone, pyroxsulam, phenisopham, fenuron, fenoxasulfone, fenoxaprop (including methyl, ethyl and isopropyl ester), fenoxaprop-P (including methyl, ethyl and isopropyl ester), fenthiaprop-ethyl, fentrazamide, phenmedipham, foramsulfuron, butachlor, butafenacil, butamifos, butylate, butenachlor, butralin, butroxydim, flazasulfuron, flamprop (including methyl, ethyl and isopropyl ester), flamprop-M (including methyl, ethyl and isopropyl ester), primisulfuron-methyl, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, fluazolate, fluometuron, fluoroglycofen-ethyl, flucarbazone-sodium, fluchloralin, flucetosulfuron, fluthiacet-methyl, flupyrsulfuron-methyl (including salts such as sodium, calcium or ammonia), flufenacet, flufenpyr-ethyl, flupropanate, flupoxame, flumioxazin, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumetsulam, fluridone, flurtamone, fluroxypyr (including esters such as butomethyl and meptyl, and salts such as sodium, calcium or ammonia), flurochloridone, pretilachlor, procarbazone-sodium, prodiamine, prosulfuron, prosulfocarb, propaquizafop, propachlor, propazine, propanil, propisochlor, propyrisulfuron, propham, profluazol, prohexadione-calcium, propoxycarbazone, propoxycarbazone-sodium, profoxydim, bromacil, brompyrazon, prometryn, prometon, bromoxynil (including esters such as butyric acid, octanoic acid or heptanoic acid), bromofenoxim, bromobutide, florasulam, florpyrauxifen, florpyrauxifen-benzyl, hexazinone, pethoxamid, benazolin, penoxsulam, heptamaloxyloglucan, beflubutamid, pebulate, pelargonic acid, bencarbazone, pendimethalin, benzfendizone, bensulide, bensulfuron-methyl, benzobicyclon, benzofenap, bentazone, pentanochlor, pentoxazone, benfluralin, benfuresate, fosamine, fomesafen, foramsulfuron, forchlorfenuron, mecoprop (including salts such as sodium, potassium, isopropylamine, triethanolamine or dimethylamine), mecoprop-P-potassium, mesosulfuron (including esters such as methyl), mesotrione, metazachlor, metazosulfuron, methabenzthiazuron, metamitron, metamifop, metam, DSMA, methiozolin, methyldymuron, metoxuron, metosulam, metsulfuron-methyl, metobromuron, metobenzuron, metolachlor, metribuzin, mepiquat chloride, mefenacet, monosulfuron (including methyl, ethyl and isopropyl ester), monolinuron, molinate, iodosulfuron, iodosulfulon-methyl-sodium, iofensulfuron, iofensulfuron-sodium, lactofen, lancotrione, linuron, rimsulfuron, lenacil, TCA (including salts such as sodium, calcium or ammonia), 2,3,6-TBA, 2,4,5-T, 2,4-D (including salts such as amine, diethylamine, triethanolamine, isopropylamine, sodium or lithium), ACN, AE-F-150944 (Code number), MCPA, MCPB (including sodium salt, ethyl ester or the like), 2,4-DB, DNOC (including salts such as amine or sodium), MCPA-thioethyl, IR-6396 (Code number), SYP-298 (Code number), SYP-300 (Code number), EPTC, S-metolachlor, S-9750 (Code number), MSMA, and HW-02 (Code number), 2,3,6-TBA, 2,3,6-TBA-dimethylammonium, 2,3,6-TBA-sodium, 2,4,5-T, 2,4,5-T-2-butoxypropyl, 2,4,5-T-2-ethylhexyl, 2,4,5-T-3-butoxypropyl, 2,4,5-TB, 2,4,5-T-butometyl, 2,4,5-T-butotyl, 2,4,5-T-butyl, 2,4,5-T-isobutyl, 2,4,5-T-isoctyl, 2,4,5-T-isopropyl, 2,4,5-T-methyl, 2,4,5-T-pentyl, 2,4,5-T-sodium, 2,4,5-T-triethylammonium, 2,4,5-T-trolamine, 2,4-D, 2,4-D-2-butoxypropyl, 2,4-D-2-ethylhexyl, 2,4-D-3-butoxypropyl, 2,4-D-ammonium, 2,4-DB, 2,4-DB-butyl, 2,4-DB-dimethylammonium, 2,4-DB-isoctyl, 2,4-DB-potassium, 2,4-DB-sodium, 2,4-D-butotyl, 2,4-D-butyl, 2,4-D-diethylammonium, 2,4-D-dimethylammonium, 2,4-D-diolamine, 2,4-D-dodecylammonium, 2,4-DEB, 2,4-DEP, 2,4-D-ethyl, 2,4-D-heptylammonium, 2,4-D-isobutyl, 2,4-D-isoctyl, 2,4-D-isopropyl, 2,4-D-isopropylammonium, 2,4-D-lithium, 2,4-D-meptyl, 2,4-D-methyl, 2,4-D-octyl, 2,4-D-pentyl, 2,4-D-potassium, 2,4-D-propyl, 2,4-D-sodium, 2,4-D-tefuryl, 2,4-D-tetradecylammonium, 2,4-D-triethylammonium, 2,4-D-tris(2-hydroxypropyl)ammonium, 2,4-D-trolamine, 3,4-DA, 3,4-DB, 3,4-DP, 4-CPA, 4-CPB, 4-CPP, acetochlor, acifluorfen, acifluorfen-methyl, acifluorfen-sodium, aclonifen, acrolein, alachlor, allidochlor, alloxydim, alloxydim-sodium, allyl alcohol, alorac, ametridione, ametryn, amibuzin, amicarbazone, amidosulfuron, aminocyclopyrachlor, aminocyclopyrachlor-methyl, aminocyclopyrachlor-potassium, aminopyralid, aminopyralid-potassium, aminopyralid-tris(2-hydroxypropyl)ammonium, amiprofos-methyl, amitrole, ammonium sulfamate, anilofos, anisuron, asulam, asulam-potassium, asulam-sodium, atraton, atrazine, azafenidin, azimsulfuron, aziprotryne, barban, BCPC, beflubutamid, benazolin, benazolin-dimethylammonium, benazolin-ethyl, benazolin-potassium, bencarbazone, benfluralin, benfuresate, bensulfuron, bensulfuron-methyl, bensulide, bentazone, bentazone-sodium, benzadox, benzadox-ammonium, benzfendizone, benzipram, benzobicyclon, benzofenap, benzofluor, benzoylprop, benzoylprop-ethyl, benzthiazuron, bicyclopyrone, bifenox, bilanafos, bilanafos-sodium, bispyribac, bispyribac-sodium, borax, bromacil, bromacil-lithium, bromacil-sodium, bromobonil, bromobutide, bromofenoxim, bromoxynil, bromoxynil butyrate, bromoxynil heptanoate, bromoxynil octanoate, bromoxynil-potassium, brompyrazon, butachlor, butafenacil, butamifos, butenachlor, buthidazole, buthiuron, butralin, butroxydim, buturon, butylate, cacodylic acid, cafenstrole, calcium chlorate, calcium cyanamide, cambendichlor, carbasulam, carbetamide, carboxazole, carfentrazone, carfentrazone-ethyl, CDEA, CEPC, chlomethoxyfen, chloramben, chloramben-ammonium, chloramben-diolamine, chloramben-methyl, chloramben-methylammonium, chloramben-sodium, chloranocryl, chlorazifop, chlorazifop-propargyl, chlorazine, chlorbromuron, chlorbufam, chloreturon, chlorfenac, chlorfenac-sodium, chlorfenprop, chlorfenprop-methyl, chlorflurazole, chlorflurenol, chlorflurenol-methyl, chloridazon, chlorimuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, chlornitrofen, chloropon, chlorotoluron, chloroxuron, chloroxynil, chlorprocarb, chlorpropham, chlorsulfuron, chlorthal, chlorthal-dimethyl, chlorthal-monomethyl, chlorthiamid, cinidon-ethyl, cinmethylin, cinosulfuron, cisanilide, clethodim, cliodinate, clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, clofop, clofop-isobutyl, clomazone, clomeprop, cloprop, cloproxydim, clopyralid, clopyralid-methyl, clopyralid-olamine, clopyralid-potassium, clopyralid-tris(2-hydroxypropyl)ammonium, cloransulam, cloransulam-methyl, CMA, copper sulfate, CPMF, CPPC, credazine, cresol, cumyluron, cyanamide, cyanatryn, cyanazine, cycloate, cyclosulfamuron, cycloxydim, cycluron, cyhalofop, cyhalofop-butyl, cyperquat, cyperquat chloride, cyprazine, cyprazole, cypromid, daimuron, dalapon, dalapon-calcium, dalapon-magnesium, dalapon-sodium, dazomet, dazomet-sodium, delachlor, desmedipham, desmetryn, di-allate, dicamba, dicamba-dimethylammonium, dicamba-diolamine, dicamba-isopropylammonium, dicamba-methyl, dicamba-olamine, dicamba-potassium, dicamba-sodium, dicamba-trolamine, dichlobenil, dichloralurea, dichlormate, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-2-ethylhexyl, dichlorprop-butotyl, dichlorprop-dimethylammonium, dichlorprop-ethylammonium, dichlorprop-isoctyl, dichlorprop-methyl, dichlorprop-P, dichlorprop-P-dimethylammonium, dichlorprop-potassium, dichlorprop-sodium, diclofop, diclofop-methyl, diclosulam, diethamquat, diethamquat dichloride, diethatyl, diethatyl-ethyl, difenopenten, difenopenten-ethyl, difenoxuron, difenzoquat, difenzoquat metilsulfate, diflufenican, diflufenzopyr, diflufenzopyr-sodium, dimefuron, dimepiperate, dimethachlor, dimethametryn, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, dimexano, dimidazon, dinitramine, dinofenate, dinoprop, dinosam, dinoseb, dinoseb acetate, dinoseb-ammonium, dinoseb-diolamine, dinoseb-sodium, dinoseb-trolamine, dinoterb, dinoterb acetate, diphacinone-sodium, diphenamid, dipropetryn, diquat, diquat dibromide, disul, disul-sodium, dithiopyr, diuron, DMPA, DNOC, DNOC-ammonium, DNOC-potassium, DNOC-sodium, DSMA, EBEP, eglinazine, eglinazine-ethyl, endothal, endothal-diammonium, endothal-dipotassium, endothal-disodium, epronaz, EPTC, erbon, esprocarb, ethalfluralin, ethametsulfuron, ethametsulfuron-methyl, ethidimuron, ethiolate, ethofumesate, ethoxyfen, ethoxyfen-ethyl, ethoxysulfuron, etinofen, etnipromid, etobenzanid, EXD, fenasulam, fenoprop, fenoprop-3-butoxypropyl, fenoprop-butometyl, fenoprop-butotyl, fenoprop-butyl, fenoprop-isoctyl, fenoprop-methyl, fenoprop-potassium, fenoxaprop, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fenoxasulfone, fenteracol, fenthiaprop, fenthiaprop-ethyl, fentrazamide, fenuron, fenuron TCA, ferrous sulfate, flamprop, flamprop-isopropyl, flamprop-M, flamprop-methyl, flamprop-M-isopropyl, flamprop-M-methyl, flazasulfuron, florasulam, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-methyl, fluazifop-P, fluazifop-P-butyl, fluazolate, flucarbazone, flucarbazone-sodium, flucetosulfuron, fluchloralin, flufenacet, flufenican, flufenpyr, flufenpyr-ethyl, flumetsulam, flumezin, flumiclorac, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumioxazin, flumipropyn, fluometuron, fluorodifen, fluoroglycofen, fluoroglycofen-ethyl, fluoromidine, fluoronitrofen, fluothiuron, flupoxam, flupropacil, flupropanate, flupropanate-sodium, flupyrsulfuron, flupyrsulfuron-methyl-sodium, fluridone, flurochloridone, fluroxypyr, fluroxypyr-butometyl, fluroxypyr-meptyl, flurtamone, fluthiacet, fluthiacet-methyl, fomesafen, fomesafen-sodium, foramsulfuron, fosamine, fosamine-ammonium, furyloxyfen, glufosinate, glufosinate-ammonium, glufosinate-P, glufosinate-P-ammonium, glufosinate-P-sodium, glyphosate, glyphosate-diammonium, glyphosate-dimethylammonium, glyphosate-isopropylammonium, glyphosate-monoammonium, glyphosate-potassium, glyphosate-sesquisodium, glyphosate-trimesium, halosafen, halosulfuron, halosulfuron-methyl, haloxydine, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-etotyl, haloxyfop-methyl, haloxyfop-P, haloxyfop-P-etotyl, haloxyfop-P-methyl, haloxyfop-sodium, hexachloroacetone, hexaflurate, hexazinone, imazamethabenz, imazamethabenz-methyl, imazamox, imazamox-ammonium, imazapic, imazapic-ammonium, imazapyr, imazapyr-isopropylammonium, imazaquin, imazaquin-ammonium, imazaquin-methyl, imazaquin-sodium, imazethapyr, imazethapyr-ammonium, imazosulfuron, indanofan, indaziflam, iodobonil, iodomethane, iodosulfuron, iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium, ioxynil, ioxynil octanoate, ioxynil-lithium, ioxynil-sodium, ipazine, ipfencarbazone, iprymidam, isocarbamid, isocil, isomethiozin, isonoruron, isopolinate, isopropalin, isoproturon, isouron, isoxaben, isoxachlortole, isoxaflutole, isoxapyrifop, karbutilate, ketospiradox, lactofen, lenacil, linuron, MAA, MAMA, MCPA, MCPA-2-ethylhexyl, MCPA-butotyl, MCPA-butyl, MCPA-dimethylammonium, MCPA-diolamine, MCPA-ethyl, MCPA-isobutyl, MCPA-isoctyl, MCPA-isopropyl, MCPA-methyl, MCPA-olamine, MCPA-potassium, MCPA-sodium, MCPA-thioethyl, MCPA-trolamine, MCPB, MCPB-ethyl, MCPB-methyl, MCPB-sodium, mecoprop, mecoprop-2-ethylhexyl, mecoprop-dimethylammonium, mecoprop-diolamine, mecoprop-ethadyl, mecoprop-isoctyl, mecoprop-methyl, mecoprop-P, mecoprop-P-dimethylammonium, mecoprop-P-isobutyl, mecoprop-potassium, mecoprop-P-potassium, mecoprop-sodium, mecoprop-trolamine, medinoterb, medinoterb acetate, mefenacet, mefluidide, mefluidide-diolamine, mefluidide-potassium, mesoprazine, mesosulfuron, mesosulfuron-methyl, mesotrione, metam, metam-ammonium, metamifop, metamitron, metam-potassium, metam-sodium, metazachlor, metazosulfuron, metflurazon, methabenzthiazuron, methalpropalin, methazole, methiobencarb, methiozolin, methiuron, methometon, methoprotryne, methyl bromide, methyl isothiocyanate, methyldymron, metobenzuron, metolachlor, metosulam, metoxuron, metribuzin, metsulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, molinate, monalide, monisouron, monochloroacetic acid, monolinuron, monuron, monuron TCA, morfamquat, morfamquat dichloride, MSMA, naproanilide, napropamide, naptalam, naptalam-sodium, neburon, nicosulfuron, nipyraclofen, nitralin, nitrofen, nitrofluorfen, norflurazon, noruron, OCH, orbencarb, ortho-dichlorobenzene, orthosulfamuron, oryzalin, oxadiargyl, oxadiazon, oxapyrazon, oxapyrazon-dimolamine, oxapyrazon-sodium, oxasulfuron, oxaziclomefone, oxyfluorfen, parafluron, paraquat, paraquat dichloride, paraquat dimetilsulfate, pebulate, pelargonic acid, pendimethalin, penoxsulam, pentachlorophenol, pentanochlor, pentoxazone, perfluidone, pethoxamid, phenisopham, phenmedipham, phenmedipham-ethyl, phenobenzuron, phenylmercury acetate, picloram, picloram-2-ethylhexyl, picloram-isoctyl, picloram-methyl, picloram-olamine, picloram-potassium, picloram-triethylammonium, picloram-tris(2-hydroxypropyl)ammonium, picolinafen, pinoxaden, piperophos, potassium arsenite, potassium azide, potassium cyanate, pretilachlor, primisulfuron, primisulfuron-methyl, procyazine, prodiamine, profluazol, profluralin, profoxydim, proglinazine, proglinazine-ethyl, prometon, prometryn, propachlor, propanil, propaquizafop, propazine, propham, propisochlor, propoxycarbazone, propoxycarbazone-sodium, propyrisulfuron, prosulfalin, prosulfocarb, prosulfuron, proxan, proxan-sodium, prynachlor, pydanon, pyraclonil, pyraflufen, pyraflufen-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, pyrazolynate, pyrazosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, pyrazoxyfen, pyribenzoxim, pyributicarb, pyriclor, pyridafol, pyridate, pyriftalid, pyriminobac, pyriminobac-methyl, pyrimisulfan, pyrithiobac, pyrithiobac-sodium, pyroxasulfone, pyroxsulam, quinclorac, quinmerac, quinoclamine, quinonamid, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, rhodethanil, rimsulfuron, saflufenacil, sebuthylazine, secbumeton, sethoxydim, siduron, simazine, simeton, simetryn, SMA, S-metolachlor, sodium arsenite, sodium azide, sodium chlorate, sulcotrione, sulfallate, sulfentrazone, sulfometuron, sulfometuron-methyl, sulfosulfuron, sulfuric acid, sulglycapin, swep, TCA, TCA-ammonium, TCA-calcium, TCA-ethadyl, TCA-magnesium, TCA-sodium, tebutam, tebuthiuron, tefuryltrione, tembotrione, tepraloxydim, terbacil, terbucarb, terbuchlor, terbumeton, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, tetrafluron, thenylchlor, thiazafluron, thiazopyr, thidiazimin, thidiazuron, thiencarbazone, thiencarbazone-methyl, thifensulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, thiobencarb, tiocarbazil, tioclorim, topramezone, tralkoxydim, tri-allate, triasulfuron, triaziflam, tribenuron, tribenuron-methyl, tricamba, triclopyr, triclopyr-butotyl, triclopyr-ethyl, triclopyr-triethylammonium, tridiphane, trietazine, trifloxysulfuron, trifloxysulfuron-sodium, trifluralin, triflusulfuron, triflusulfuron-methyl, trifop, trifop-methyl, trifopsime, trihydroxytriazine, trimeturon, tripropindan, tritac, tritosulfuron, vernolate, or xylachlor; and wherein the herbicide safener is selected from benoxacor, cloquintocet-mexyl, cyprosulfamide, dichlormid, fenchlorazole-ethyl, fenclorim, fluxofenim, furilazole and the corresponding R isomer, isoxadifen-ethyl, mefenpyr-diethyl, oxabetrinil, N-isopropyl-4-(2-methoxy-benzoylsulfamoyl)-benzamide, and N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4-[(methylaminocarbonyl)amino]benzenesulfonamide, as well as salts and analogues of these compounds. 
     
     
         14 . The composition according to  claim 11 , comprising at least one additional co-herbicide selected from 2,4-D, acetochlor, metolachlor, metolachlor S, azoxystrobin, azoxystrobin plus metalaxyl, azoxystrobin plus propiconazole, bromoxynil, carfentrazone, clopyralid, flucarbazone, flumetsulam, fluroxypyr, fluroxypyr plus clopyralid, imazamox, imazethapyr, imazamox plus imazethapyr, imidacloprid, cyhalothrin, lamba-cyhalothrin, MCPA, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, metalaxyl, metalaxyl plus tebuconazole and prothioconazole, pinoxaden, pinoxaden plus cloquintocet, propiconazole, pyraclostrobin, pyroxasulfone, quinclorac, atrazine, acetochlor plus atrazine, trifloxystrobin, prothioconazole plus trifloxystrobin, metconazole, boscalid, mesotrione, atrazine plus mesotrione plus metolachlor S, bentazon, bentazon plus imazamox, boscalid plus prothioconazole, flucarbazone, metconazole-pyraclostrobin, metolachlor-s-metribuzin, saflufenacil, atrazine-metolachlor-s, fluroxypyr-2,4-d, flumioxazin, metconazole+pyraclostrobin 58.69%, fluroxypyr-florasulam-mcpa, prothioconazole-trifloxystrobin, pendimethalin, fluroxypyr-clopyralid-mcpa ester, fomesafen-metolachlor-s, prothioconazole-tebuconazole, quizalofop, ethalfluralin, fomesafen-glyphosate, tembotrione, tribenuron, isoxaflutole, thifensulfuron-tribenuron, bromoxynil-mcpa ester, topramezone, ethephon, fenoxaprop-p, pyroxsulam, prothioconazole+tebuconazole+metalaxyl, sulfentrazone, pyraclostrobin, thiencarbazone, bromoxynil-pyrasulfotole-thiencarbazone-methyl, pyrasulfotole-fenoxaprop-p-bromoxynil, bromoxynil-pyrasulfatole, bromoxynil-pyrasulfotole, pyrasulfotole-thiencarbazone-bromoxynil, tembotrione-thiencarbazone-methyl, isoxaflutole-thiencarbazone-methyl, and abamectin. 
     
     
         15 . The composition according to  claim 11 , comprising Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine), Pendimethalin (3,4-Dimethyl-2,6-dinitro-N-pentan-3-yl-aniline), or both. 
     
     
         16 . The composition according to  claim 11 , comprising an additional alfalfa product for pre- or post-application selected from Buctril (5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile), (2,4-DB (4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butanoic acid)), POAST (sethoxydim active agent, (2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one), POAST PLUS (sethoxydim), Prism (rimsulfuron, (1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(3-ethylsulfonyl-2-pyridylsulfonyl)urea) and Select (clethodim, (2-[(Z)—N-[(E)-3-chloroprop-2-enoxy]-C-ethylcarbonimidoyl]-5-(2-ethylsulfanylpropyl)-3-hydroxycyclohex-2-en-1-one)). 
     
     
         17 . The composition according to  claim 8 , comprising from 38 wt. % to 39 wt. % water; 1 wt. % to 2 wt. % hexylene glycol; 0.1 wt. % to 1 wt. % xanthan gum; 0.1 wt. % to 1 wt. % aciticide; 0.1 wt. % to 1 wt. % SAG 1572; 20 wt. % to 30 wt. % AU-760B; 33 wt. % to 35 wt. % Pronamide; and 1 wt. % to 2 wt. % Imazethapyr. 
     
     
         18 . A method, comprising applying a combination according to  claim 1  to a locus where undesired vegetation is present or may be present. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18  comprising using a premix concentrate or a tank mix composition comprising Pronamide and Imazethapyr. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 19  comprising applying a composition to control the growth of broadleafs, grass weeds and sedges. 
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 20  wherein the composition is applied to alfalfa or mixed on or in a field comprising alfalfa. 
     
     
         22 . A method, comprising forming a premix concentrate or a tank mix comprising an effective amount of at least (1) a benzamide compound having a formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       where R 1  is hydrogen or C 1 -C 6  alkyl, R 2  is an aliphatic alkyne, X is halogen, and n=1 or 2, and (2) a pyridine carboxylic acid compound having a formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       where R 1  is alkyl, R 2  is hydrogen or alkyl, R 3  is hydrogen, a salt, or aliphatic, and R 4  and R 5  are independently C 1-6  alkyl. 
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the benzamide is 3,5-dichloro-n-(1,1-dimethyl-2-propynyl) benzamide (Pronamide) 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       and the pyridine carboxylic acid is 2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-ethyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid (Imazethapyr)